First of all, let me apologize to sirmyghin for my lack of responses to his LR's last week. I had intended to respond once or twice but got distracted and it just never happened. It was nothing personal. I did enjoy his heavier metal songs, the last more than the first I think.
Sorry to hear about your buddy Boogie Bill. I hope he pulls through for everyone.
When I was 10 years old, I got really sick. It as during the Summer (Always my body's favorite time to get sick when I was a kid. That, and Christmas.). I wasn't hospitalized, but it stopped me from being able to play Pop Warner football during the only year I tried. The doctor's couldn't figure it out. One said "Rheumatic Fever", other said "Prolonged fever from unknown cause", something like that.
I was hospitalized in '79 with another strange one, deemed to be viral encephalitis. I was quarantined for a few days, as they originally thought it was meningitis. I'm thankful that it was not, but V.E. wasn't any picnic.
Today, while I haven't returned to the land of the "infirmed" (why isn't that a word?), I now have the dubious distinction of having the skin cancer "hat trick", as I've had all three of the major types, Squamous, Basal Cell, and Melanoma. Fortunately they were all caught early, especially the Melanoma, so all should be well, providing I keep careful watch of my skin. All of those years in the strengthening California UV's....
My favorite ASAT model is the ASAT III. Admittedly, I vacillate between the III's and my '86, but today it (again) is my put-together ASAT III with the Fender Nashville control setup. It has a maple body, and seems to possess some particularly strong mojo. One day I'll get it in the hands of someone more masterful than I, and enjoy it played to more of its potential. On ASAT's overall, I just like the ASAT body size more than the Legacy. My hands just fall naturally into more comfortable fretting, strumming, and picking positions, especially when seated. I confess that I have never played a Legacy, only F-100, S-500, and Comanche bodies. The fact that so many talented players here seem to like them tells me a lot though. I really should try one for the sound.
(Edited to add health record)
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